PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Identity Theory, Social Dominance Orientation, Ingroups And Outgroups
26 Oct 2016
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Psych 253r - lecture 11 - sources of prejudice. Negative prejudgement of a group and its ind. members, more of an attitude (mix of abc. Stereotypes: beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people, can be overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new info. can be accurate/inaccurate, negative/positive. Problems = when they are overgeneralized or just plain wrong, when attribute negative differences to biology. Discrimination: unjustifiable negative behaviour toward a group or its members racism: ind"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviours, institutional practices that subordinate people of a given race. Sexism: ind"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory toward those of a given sex, institutional practices that subordinate given sex. Overt prejudice: outright prejudice, has decreased than before. Subtle forms: prejudice surface when they can hide behind screen of some other motive, ex; feeling less admiration and affection for immigrant minorities, modern racism . Automatic forms: implicit attitudes, can occur outside of awareness.
